Women's Track and Field to Compete at URI Pentathlon, Husky Invite

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The Holy Cross women’s track and field team will compete at a pair of meets this weekend: the University of Rhode Island Pentathlon, set for Friday, December 7 in Kingston, Rhode Island, and the Howlin’ Husky Invitational, scheduled for Saturday, December 8 in Boston at the Reggie Lewis Center.

LAST TIME OUT:

Holy Cross kicked off the 2018-19 season at the Boston University Season Opener meet on December 1.

Sophomore Christa Jay Moore highlighted the day with a victory in the pole vault, with an ECAC-qualifying mark of 3.80 meters.

Sophomore Abbie Mokwuah also posted an ECAC mark in the shot put, finishing fourth with a mark of 13.82 meters. She was also fourth in the weight throw, with a New England-qualifying mark of 16.19 meters.

Junior Allie Smiley finished fifth in the long jump, posting a New England-qualifying mark of 5.48 meters.

Senior Sarah Friess was seventh in the 60 meter dash with a New England-qualifying time of 7.88 seconds.

Junior Taylor Gensler finished seventh in the finals of the 60 meter hurdles, posting a New England-qualifying time of 9.17 seconds. Junior Morgan Sanders was 12th in the prelims, also with a New England-qualifying mark of 9.25 seconds.

LAST YEAR:

At the URI Pentathlon on December 8, 2017, Sanders placed seventh with a total of 3056 points. Her performance was highlighted by a fourth-place finish in the long jump.